全国2004年4月高等教育自学考试综合英语（一）试题

A father’s relationship to his child’s current and future academic success is an important factor with some rather interesting implications that educators are beginning to study and estimate. As a matter of fact, “life with father” has been discovered to be a very important factor in determining a child’s progress or lack of progress in school.

A recent survey of over 16,000 children made by the National Child Development Study in London, England, revealed that children whose fathers came to school conferences and accompanied their children on outings did better in schools than did those children whose fathers were not involved in these activities. The study monitored(监测) children born in the same week in March,1958, from the time of their birth through the years of their early schooling. It revealed that the children of actively involved fathers did better in reading and math than did children whose only involved parent was the mother. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the role played by fathers in the raising of a child. It indicated a much higher level of parental involvement by the father than had been expected. Over 66% of the fathers were said to have played a major role in parental responsibility.

The study also suggested that the greatest level of fatherly parenting took place in the families of only one child. As the number of children and financial obligations increased, the father’s apparent interest and involvement with the children decreased. However, no matter what the size of financial condition of the family, a father’s active participation in the child’s development made a definite difference in the child’s progress.

The study further revealed that when the father was frequently away from home for the night, it had a bad effect on the child’s level in math and reading. However, if he worked on night shifts, it appeared to have little effect on the child’s academic progress. The data for the study was obtained primarily through interviews with parents, teachers and physicians. The information that evaluated the level of the father’s parenting performance came chiefly from observations of their wives.

36.In this article the author intends to say that (     ).

A．parental involvement by the father is as good as that by the mother

B．parental involvement by the father is far better than that by the mother

C．children with only father’s involvement do very well in schools

D．children with the father’s involvement do better in math and reading than those whose only involved parent is the mother

37.The expression “life with father” in this context means (     ).

A．life in a family without the mother

B．life in a family with only the father

C．life in a family where the father is involved in the child’s growth

D．life in a family where the mother is not involved in the child’s growth

38.Study results show that (     ) the fathers were involved in the child’s development.

A．about one third of                 B．about two-thirds of

C．just about half of                      D．no more than half of

39.The study indicated that if fathers are frequently away from home for the night, their children might be (     ) in reading and math.

A．favorably affected                B．little affected

C．unfavorably affected                D．a little affected

40.The data accumulated was obtained through (     ).

A．monitoring children of the same age throughout their schooling

B．interviews with the children’s mothers

C．observations of parents, teachers and physicians

D．monitoring, interviews and observations转贴于：自学考试_博学在线

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B.根据课文的内容在每个空白处填入一个恰当的词。

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V.根据所学课文内容完成下列句子。（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）

81.According to Dr. Applebaum, the cruelest lie of all on TV is      .

82.According to the writer of The Emotional Bank Account, if you don’t forgive,     .

83.Hans Christian Andersen’s own life story was like a fairy tale because      .

84.Bob Sugg thought the man in police uniform was the criminal as       .

85.The druggist mailed Sangstrom’s confession to a friend in the police so that      .

86.The trashman was shocked because when he greeted people,     .

87.Agent X managed to win Pappy’s trust by      .

88.The letter “A” was important to the author because      .

89.The author of This Life, Sidney Poitier, thought he owed a lot to the old Jewish man who     .

90.In The Outside Chance, the sentence “When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers” means      .

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